antaa

antaa

1. (interrogative) who

From Proto-Finnic *antadak, from Proto-Uralic *ëmta- / *amta-.[1] Cognate with Estonian andma, Northern Sami vuovdit (“to sell”), Erzya андомс (andoms, “to feed”), Komi-Zyrian уд (ud) and Hungarian ad.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑntɑːˣ/, [ˈɑ̝n̪t̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑntɑː
• Syllabification^(key): an‧taa

antaa

1. (transitive) to give; to allow; to present, donate (to = allative)

   Synonym: suoda (usually literary)

   Antonym: ottaa (“to take”)

   Annoin Liisalle kukat.

   I gave Liisa flowers.

   Anna minulle mahdollisuus.

   Give me a chance.

2. (+ genitive, auxiliary + first infinitive) to let, allow, permit

   Synonyms: sallia, suoda (usually literary)

   Antonyms: kieltää (“to prohibit, forbid”), estää (“to prevent”)

   Anna hänen mennä.

   Let him go.

3. (transitive) to issue (announce a legal statute; deliver by authority)

   antaa käsky ― to issue an order

   Valtioneuvosto antoi asetuksen.

   The Cabinet issued a decree. (in Finland)

4. (transitive) to distribute, hand/pass out
5. (transitive) to grant, confer

   Synonym: myöntää

6. (transitive) to give, yield, produce, bring

   Huono pelto antaa pienen sadon.

   A bad field yields a poor harvest.

   Antaakohan se tänään ahvenia?

   I wonder whether I will catch any perch today? (lit. "whether it will give some perch (to me)")

7. (transitive) to submit, leave, offer (often with a translative to represent action)

   Synonym: jättää

   antaa myytäväksi ― to offer for sale

8. (intransitive + illative or allative) to face, point (towards)

   Ikkuna antaa itään.

   The window faces east.

9. (auxiliary + first infinitive) to have (do) (used as a causative or curative auxiliary verb)

   antaa tehdä ― to have (something) done

10. (colloquial) to consent to have sex (with = allative), put out (to/for = allative)

• (to give): The indirect object (that who or which is given to) is in allative case.
• (to issue): The passive past participle of this verb is also used when the name of an Act of the Finnish Parliament consisting of laki and an elative qualifier needs inflecting. In other words, in the nominative case the act No. 684/2015 is known as laki eräistä asbestipurkutyötä koskevista vaatimuksista (“The Act on Certain Requirements Concerning Asbestos Removal Work”). In the inessive case, the name is pronounced in legislative texts as eräistä asbestipurkutyötä koskevista vaatimuksista annetussa laissa (“in the Act (issued) on Certain Requirements Concerning Asbestos Removal Work”).
• (to consent to have sex): This usage means very often that the person consenting to have sex is the submissive party, not necessarily enjoying the activity that much.

• “antaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

From Proto-Finnic *antadak, from Proto-Uralic *ëmta-. Cognates include Finnish antaa and Estonian andma.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑntɑː/, [ˈɑntɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑntɑː/, [ˈɑntɑː]
• (Hevaha) IPA^(key): /ˈɑntːɑk/, [ˈɑntːɑɡ̊]
• Rhymes: -ɑntɑː
• Hyphenation: an‧taa

antaa

1. (ditransitive) to give
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 59:

     Lumiukko laahittii - kättee metla annettii,

     A snowman was made - a broom was given into his hand,

2. (ditransitive) to allow, let
   • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. I. Molotsova, Loonnontiito (ensimäin osa): oppikirja alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:

     Perrää senen annamma șommelan veen stokanaas seisahtaissa.

     After this we'll let the cloudy water in the glass settle down.

• In the sense "to give", the direct object (that which is given) is set in the usual object cases, whereas the indirect object (he whom it is given) is set in the allative case:

  Anna miulle vettä! ― Give me some water!

• In the sense "to allow", the direct object (that which is allowed) is usually the 1st infinitive, whereas the indirect object (he whom it is allowed) is set in the usual object cases:

  Anna miä joovva! ― Let me drink!

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 111
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 16
• Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 20